Strong-willed, intelligent, popular and personal, Queen Elizabeth dedicated herself to her people. Despite her father killing off her mother and several of her step-mothers, Elizabeth was decisive, deliberate, regal, and patient. She was reluctant to take action in foreign affairs with the belief that wars were expensive and peace was cheap.

“She is only a woman, only mistress of half an island, and yet she makes herself feared by Spain, by France, by the Empire, by all.” – Pope Sixtus V

For some really GREAT information on Elizabeth, I highly recommend going to http://thehistorychicks.com/ and listening to both podcasts Queen Elizabeth Part 1 and Part 2. The history chicks know.their.stuff. and I love listening to them discuss all my favorite women in history while I paint!

Another great resource: The Tudor Tutor. Barb’s book is on amazon for $5! It’s chock full of amazing info on all your favorite Tudors and is in a really easy to follow format. You can purchase it here: http://tinyurl.com/m6bamqb

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I love studying quirky history, so illustrating the people I research makes me one happy nerd girl. Did you know Queen Victoria had Bishopophobia? or that when Elizabeth of Russia died, they found 15,000 dresses in her uh... closet?

It's good stuff- and I plan to illustrate all the royal weirdos I can find.

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